When Xie Ning woke up, it was already dark and the lights were lit in the room.
She squinted her eyes and looked at the gauze lamp on the desk through a silk crystal bead hanging curtain.
The gauze lamp is covered with a cloud-glazed lampshade, and the patterns of bamboo leaves and orchids on the lampshade are reflected on the wall and floor, just like the beautiful scenery that can only be found in dreams.
"Master is awake."
Qing He whispered to the outside, moved the curtain to one side, and came over with clothes in hand to help Xie Ning get up.
Xie Ning waved his hand: "Don't put it on yet, prepare water, I have to wash up."
She felt that her body was dirty and sticky, and she didn't know how much she had sweated.
If she didn't wash the back of her neck, it would soon become rancid.
"The water is ready," Qing He said quickly, "The dinner is still hot and will be ready for use when the master comes out of the shower."
Xie Ning stood up and undressed his hair and asked, "Why did the eldest prince come back?
Have they had dinner?"
"The young masters have all had their meals.
The Emperor came here just now.
The master didn't wake up, so the Emperor took the young masters to the Yuyao Pavilion to enjoy the cool air."
Xie Ning took off his clothes and got into the water.
There was a pleasant smell of grass in the bath water.
There are sounds in the water too.
Maybe it was the turbulence of the water hitting the stone wall of the bathing pool, or maybe it was the sound of the wind and people outside turning into a deep and deep tone after being filtered by the water.
At this moment, Xie Ning felt particularly peaceful and stable.
She opened her eyes in the water.
The lotus and auspicious cloud patterns carved on the wall of the pool seemed to be on the other side of the water, far away and untouchable. .
Xie Ning stood up from the water and wiped the water from his face.
Qing He had already taken off his outer clothes, wore a small coat, wrapped his hair in a handkerchief and came in to serve.
She had perfected her hands, squeezing, beating and slapping.
Xie Ning felt comfortable while serving her, and her whole body felt soft and relaxed.
Although Qing He did not see the swords and swords in the Peony Garden today, Princess Mingshou used her position as Shouzhi Ming to plot a rebellion and was captured on the spot.
The news of blood flowing all over the Peony Garden has been spread.
Qing He massaged Xie Ning's Sometimes I saw a few bruises on her body.
Although they didn't look seriously injured, they looked dazzling against her ice-cold skin.
The master must have been greatly frightened today, and he must have suffered a lot.
Qinghe didn't dare to ask any more questions.
He had to wait for Xie Ning to dry his hair and change into clothes, and then asked someone to pass on the dinner.
Xie Ning looked at the moonlight outside: "The moon is quite good today."
The sun was so bright during the day, and the bright moon at night was also exceptionally bright and bright, lighting up half of the sky.
The color of the bottom of the sky was like fine dark blue velvet, and there were no clouds at all.
"Your Majesty, they haven't come back yet" "Go back to Master, it's not there yet."
"I'll go over and have a look.
Have someone bring me dinner to the pavilion."
Qing He responded hurriedly and added a long cloak of pearl-colored matte gauze to Xie Ning.
It's not as hot at night as during the day, and the evening breeze still feels cool on your face.
Xie Ning walked through the bamboo forest and walked along the path paved with cobblestones.
He was still some distance away from the pavilion when he heard the intermittent whining of the flute.
She stopped and listened for a moment before moving on.
The eldest prince is really smart.
He has only learned the flute for a short time and can already play some short pieces.
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It's just that he suffers from a lack of Qi and short little fingers.
Otherwise, he could be even better than he is now.
The sound of the flute is also mixed with the discordant baby's voice, which seems to be echoing the sound of the flute.
When she reached the bridge, everyone in the pavilion saw her.
The eldest prince put down his flute and stepped out to greet him, smiling shyly: "Thank you, empress."
Xie Ning held his hand and felt that his palms were slightly damp and there was sweat on his forehead.
It was probably because playing the flute was very laborious.
To talk about the benefits of playing the flute, there are really not enough words to describe it.
Princess Yuyao's mood is very stable, she has not had night terrors for several days, and she talks a little more during the day than before.
The eldest prince has never had a cough since he learned to play the flute.
It is said that at this time in previous years, he would get heatstroke easily in the house, but he is fine so far this year.
The emperor was holding the second prince in his arms.
This boy had a white cotton towel wrapped around his neck, which was half soaked with saliva.
The emperor held his two fleshy hands and shook them towards Xie Ning.
He looked like a rather careless and careless person.
The same as the bow.
Xie Ning couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Wake up" "I, my concubine, have been asleep for such a long time."
The emperor motioned for her to sit next to him.
When Xie Ning sat down, Princess Yuyao automatically came over and sat down next to her.
The second prince has recognized him now.
Xie Ning left him when he went out today, and he was already very unhappy.
He was making a fuss when the emperor came, and Fang Shanggong was sweating anxiously, thinking that if he couldn't coax him well, he would have to wake up Xie Ning.
After the emperor took it over, he stopped making trouble, but he held on to the emperor and refused to let go, and he has been holding on until now.
But when Xie Ning came, he immediately let go of his biological father and tried to pounce on Xie Ning.
"It's not done yet."
The emperor hugged him without letting go.
He raised his head and asked Xie Ning, "Here's the meal over there.
It was you who asked for it."
Xie Ning nodded and said: "I want to use it here, it is suitable for facing the breeze and the bright moon."
The dinner was not too sumptuous, with six small plates, a bowl of green corn rice, and a dish of soup and porridge.
Xie Ning picked up the bowl, and the four people in front of her looked at her with big and small eyes, making her even embarrassed to move her chopsticks.
"Don't look at me like that."
Xie Ning said with a smile, "What were you talking about when I didn't come just now?"
The eldest prince glanced at the emperor and replied, "Father is telling us what happened during the day."
Tell your children about today’s events Xie Ning was surprised, and extremely curious, how the emperor and the children described this incident.
The emperor smiled and nodded: "You eat first, then we turn our backs and don't look at you."
Xie Ning shook his head: "That's not necessary."
The steamed rice is fragrant and glutinous, and the rice grains are crystal clear.
Spoon two spoons of the steamed and tender tofu soup and green rice and white soup on top, which looks particularly pleasing.
There is also goose breast marinated in carmine red, which is salty and delicious and goes very well with rice.
The soup was lotus leaf shredded chicken soup.
It was fragrant and not greasy.
Xie Ning drank two bowls before putting down his chopsticks.
She was really hungry.
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She didn't eat anything in the morning, not to mention the chaos at noon.
At the end of the day, she didn't have enough water to eat, and she slept through the usual dinner.
Now it was like three meals at a time.
If you eat in one meal, you will eat too much.
The second prince took advantage of the opportunity and threw himself into her arms.
Xie Ning hugged such a warm and fleshy baby and asked with some worry: "How can the emperor tell Ying Yi what happened today?"
The emperor smiled: "I have also come here at their age.
There are many things that no one tells them specifically, and they will know it.
It is inevitable that they will cover up the whole story, or even make assumptions and be suspicious.
It is better to simply tell them the matter directly. ” Xie Ning was silent.
She did not grow up in a palace.
She was born in a small family and grew up in an ordinary family.
There was never any mess in her uncle's house, so although she had no father or mother, she grew up peacefully in her uncle's house.
Her uncles, aunts, and cousins were all very affectionate and affectionate to her.
But it's different in the palace.
Even if it's a biological mother and son, there are a lot of rules that prevent them from meeting each other.
When he first entered the palace, Xie Ning looked at the high palace walls and didn't think this place could really be called a home.
The walls were so high that they both blocked people outside the walls and locked up people inside.
It was like an isolated island. , a prison.
Born and raised here, how did the emperor and the eldest prince grow up?
The eldest prince asked softly: "What will my father do to Princess Mingshou?"
The emperor asked him: "What do you think is the most appropriate way to deal with it?"
The eldest prince thought about it seriously: "The crime of treason should be punished by the clan, but Princess Mingshou is the eldest sister of the emperor.
Will the emperor spare her life?"
The emperor smiled: "How did you come to this conclusion?"
"My son has heard that when my father ascended the throne, King De caused rebellion, but in the end my father also pardoned his death penalty."
The eldest prince thought that since the emperor could forgive a cousin who was a foreigner, Princess Mingshou must also follow this example.
The emperor shook his head: "You still don't understand."
The eldest prince was a little confused.
What does the father mean by this?
What does he mean that he doesn’t understand?
He couldn't understand it at the moment, but he thought it must be his father who said that his guess was wrong.
Could it be that the father wanted to kill Princess Mingshou?
When the second prince arrived in Xie Ning's arms, he settled down after a few flutters and fell asleep very relieved.
Xie Ning looked at his son's chubby face and couldn't help but sigh.
He is not sensible yet and does not understand what happened today like his brother does.
Today, one of his aunts wants to usurp the throne, poison his father, and chop and burn other relatives to death.
But he will eventually grow up, and when he is about as old as the eldest prince, he will also judge in front of his father whether a relative's actions deserve the death penalty.
Xie Ning felt his heart tightening.
Probably in this life, the eldest prince, Princess Yuyao, and the second prince will never experience the warmth and happiness of family life in ordinary people's homes.
Alas, with so many thoughts, even ordinary people may not be truly happy and happy, such as the Xie family.
Xie Liu was killed by Princess Mingshou, and Xie Lian and Xie Wei were still stranded in the courtyard outside the garden.
Thinking of this, Xie Ning felt a headache.
The emperor asked her: "Are you shocked today?"
"It's okay."
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Xie Ning said, "Those who were injured and died in the garden today" She also knew that she didn't have the status to talk too much about this matter, but thinking about those people today, she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
"Actually, what really matters is not the few people who were injured and died."
The emperor said, "Mingshou is very impressive, and she has many guests today.
Most of the people who are frightened and making noise today are people who usually rely on her.
Just those Her status is not high enough to participate in Mingshou's plan.
Some merchants from other places even came to send money to her.
The emperor smiled: "There are indeed many people here today, so I don't have to look for them one by one." them
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